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Bezpopovtsy

one of the two main factions of Old Believers in the 17th century, who denied the validity of the clergy ordained by the State Church
Class type of: Old Believers Q2531282

Facts

8 properties

Identity

Instance of
Christian denominational family

Relations

Part of
Eastern Orthodoxy[3]
Has part(s)
Soglasie[5]
More facts +5
Subclass of
Old Believers[2]
Described by source
Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[6][7][8]
In opposition to
Russian Orthodox Church, Popovtsy[11][12]
Opposite of
Popovtsy[4]
Represented by
Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church, Old-Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church of Fedoseyan Confession[9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bezpopovtsy ar بيزبوبوفتسي id Bespopovtsi it Bespopovcy ja ベスポポーフツィ ja 無僧派 ja 無司祭派 pl Bezpopowcy ru беспоповство ru Беспоповцы ru Беспоповщина sv Bespopovtsyj tr bezpopovtsi uk Безпопівщина zh 反教堂派 zh 舊禮儀派
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Bezpopovtsy-sect
Freebase ID
/m/07vy_x
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1862037
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3876802
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
78246
Topic's main category
Category:Priestless Old Believer sects

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
Has these parts 2
Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church, Fedoseevtsy
In opposition to 2
Russian Orthodox Church, Popovtsy
← Religion or worldview 2
Lykov family, Beguny
Belongs to 1
Old Believers
Part of 1
Eastern Orthodoxy
Represented by 1
Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church
Subclass of 1
Old Believers
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Summary

Bezpopovtsy is a Christian denominational family[1].

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Instance of → Christian denominational family
    Has part(s) → Soglasie
    Subclass of → Old Believers
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Opposite of: Popovtsy"
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